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In Germany, we say “Schnapszahl” – literally spirit or liquor number... But instead of toasting, we are celebrating the 5555th LinkedIn follower with a special promotion: a very special GamesMarkt+ trial subscription. Those who sign up using the promo code “5555LinkedIn” by December 31 can test 55 days of GamesMarkt+ for just 5.55 euros. And best of all: the trial ends automatically! (Not a subscription, but of course you'll be offered that afterward...) https://lnkd.in/dz5YAZKf

With Enshrouded, Keen Games has won big at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award 2024). The game, which has over three million players, took home three awards, including "Best German Game". The "Studio of the Year" award went to Keen Games as well. But another game also took home three prizes at the awards gala in Cologne. Congratulations to all winners and nominees e.g. Osmotic Studios Microbird Games Slow Bros. GmbH Stephan Göbel Pipapo Games Sebastian Sterzik and many more… https://lnkd.in/dEfzC6iM

Unity is Committing $500,000 to Unity for Humanity 2025 Game developer and other creatives who use Unity to realize their projects can apply for a grant until February 7. For the first time, there is also a category for student projects. https://lnkd.in/dFtZBN6q

The mood in the German games industry is not really good, according to the new industry barometer from game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V.. But at least in terms of economic development, the figures have improved somewhat. The judgment regarding games policy is entirely different. https://lnkd.in/dW9eFEhz

My.Games Sells Hyper-Casual Publisher Mamboo My.Games is selling its hyper-casual publisher Mamboo Entertainment as the company strategically focuses on mid-core games. Mamboo Entertainment was acquired by MY.GAMES in 2021. "Working with Mamboo has been a valuable journey for My.Games. However, considering the different focuses of our businesses, we made a strategic decision to part our ways. We believe that Mamboo has strong prospects in their niche and wish the team success in their future endeavors," said Elena Grigorian, CEO of My.Games. https://lnkd.in/e4QVf-qA

Torpor Games, Mucks! Games and Realities.io Among the Winners of the Cultural and Creative Pilot Awards For the 15th time, innovative entrepreneurs in the field of cultural and creative industries in Germany have been honoured as Culture- and Creative Pilots aka Kultur- und Kreativpilot*innen Deutschland. Among the winners are Torpor Games (Ata Sergey Nowak), Mucks! Games (Clara Deitmar) and realities.io (Daniel Sproll). https://lnkd.in/eGfP-zDq

German Esports Summit Takes Place on 6 and 7 December The German Esports Summit returns at the beginning of December. Organised by the German Esports Federation (ESBD - eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V.), the summit will take place as part of the Gamevasion powered by DreamHack event in Hanover. Participants include Belit Onay (Mayor of Hannover), Christopher Flato, Julia Weitzel, Michael Haenisch, Lennart Kreuter, Benedikt Wenck, Matthias Konen, Lorenzo von Petersdorff and many more. https://lnkd.in/eyCUu_WK

game, Factory-C and Exev extend partnership. The framework agreement that has now been concluded ensures that Berlin-based FACTORY-C will continue to realize the game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V. B2B booth at gamescom in cooperation with EXEV - Exhibitions And Events from 2025 to 2028. https://lnkd.in/dU9jd6QJ

Interview: René Rother on Children of the Sun, Being an Indie Developer, and His Failed but Successful Publisher Pitch German indie developer Rene Rother is behind the creative shooter Children of the Sun. Over the course of the year, we had the opportunity to talk to him about the game, the challenges of being an indie developer, and the failed pitch that led to a deal with Devolver Digital. https://lnkd.in/e9MknBrZ

All GameStop Stores in Germany Apparently Facing Closure Following the sale of all GameStop Italia stores to Cidiverte (GameLife), the fate of the German GameStop stores has apparently been decided. According to unconfirmed reports, all GameStop stores in Germany will close at the beginning of January 2025. https://lnkd.in/ejkmdhub